Clothes-rack for houses or exhibiting garments in stores



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M. C. ADAMS. CLOTHES RACK FOR HOUSES OR EXHIBITING GARMENTS IN STORES.

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARY c. ADAMS, or ATLANTio CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CLOTHES-RACK FOR HOUSES QR EXHIBITING GARMENTS IN STORES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 438,517, dated October 14, 1890.

Application filed December 30, 1889. Serial Ncl 335,460. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARY C. ADAMS, a cit-izen of the United States, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Racks, adapted for use in houses or lfor exhibiting garments in stores, salesrooms, or other places, of which the following is a speciiication.

The objects of my invention are to provide a suitable revolving clothes-rack for suspending clothing in a .neat and substantial manner, to so suspend it that a large quantity of clothing may be placed ina very small conipass, and to construct a rack that will, besides the above advantages, be provided with arms corresponding to the ribs of an umbrella, secured around a central stem or post and capable of being opened and closed in umbrella fashion, so that it may be closed up when not in use and occupy but little room; and the further object ot' my invention is to provide a revolving clothes-rack with folding arms and umbrella-stand combined. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of a clothes-rack embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail in plan of one of the sliding collars. Fig. 3 is a detail in partial vertical section.

Like lett-ers of reference indicate like parts in all the igures of the drawings.

The mainsupporting-post C is supported by and revolves in a substantial iron or wooden collar C5, to which legs b b b of any suitable material are secured. The feet rest in and are secured to the bottom of a drip basin or stand a, which is provided with the feet c. The lower part of the post C is larger than the upper part, having the swell C2, which forms a shoulder for an umbrella-rack d, which is provided with the openings d for umbrellas and canes. The rack d may be turned around the post C, which it encircles snugly.

I propose to employ two sets of arms on my clothes-rack and to construct it for use principally in private houses or boarding-houses where space is precious, and it will take the place but not require the space of a wardrobe.

The post C is held in the collar C5, where it revolves by a pin C4 or any other suitable device.

The upper and lower sets of arms are constructed and operated in the same manner, so that to describe the construction and operation of one set will su'liice. For the purpose of description I will select the lower set. A iixed plate or collarm is secured to lthe post- C. The collar m is provided with slots m2 to receive the tenoned end of horizontal arm fr, which is held therein by a binding-wire m', thus forming a joint. The other end of the horizontal arm r is clevis or fork shaped to receive the tenoned end p2 of a vertical arm p. The tenoned end p2 enters the clevis or fork r and is secured by a pin p3, forming a joint. The vertical arm p is tenoned at both ends p and p2, and the upper ends of all the Vertical arms p enter the fork or clevis r on ends of the horizontal arms r and are secured therein by pins forming joints. The collar M is secured to the post C by pins mi.

The lower tenoned ends p of the vertical arms p are secured to a sliding plate or collar S. The sliding collar S iits loosely around the post C and is constructed, as is the Xed plate m, with slots to receive the lower tenoned end p of the arm p, which is secured by a binding-wire S', which passes around the plate S and through the ends of the vertical arms p, as is shown in the drawings. Near the inner ends of the horizontal arms are placed the hooks e, and underneaththe same are the double hooks c.

The number of arms may vary, and one or more arms may be detachedfrom the sliding collar by removing the binding-Wire so that those detached will hang down alongside of the post C andthe remaining ones may be used.

The upper tier of arms is constructed and put together in a similar manner.

On the top of the post C is placed a ball f, provided with curved arms f on the top of which are small caps or knobs f2. The curved arms f may be used for holding hats or bonnets. In the upper tier of arms the same construction is shown.

The vertical arm h is tenoned at both ends h and h2. The horizontal arms 7c are tenoned at one end and forked at the other end k.

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by a binding-wire Which passes around the said plate and through the ends of the horizontal arms k. The ends 71,2 of the vertical arms 7L enter the clevis on end of the horizontal arm 7o and held therein by a pin h3. The lower end of the vertical arm h enters a corresponding slot in the sliding collar g, and is secured therein by the binding-wire g2.

The operation of this mechanism is as follows: The stand having been placed in position, the sliding` collars g and S are moved up the post C until the arms 7c and fr have arrived at a horizontal position, when the pin g3 is inserted into a hole in the post C under the collar g and holds it in that position, and a similar pin t is used to hold the sliding collar Sin position. My rack being filled with clothing, it may be swung around easily in order to get at the garment desired.

Vhen spread', the hooks Z' and the ends of the arms may be employed to support articles, and when not spread or lowered the hooks l will be brought into operative position. My invention is capable of many modifications which would not be a deviation from the most essential elements. Instead of using wire to secure the upper and lower arms to the ixed and sliding collars, they might be secured by means of ordinary hinges.

without change in construction, be made to The arms might,

swing around the post C, instead of having the post revolve, as above described.

I am aware that there are in use a variety of inventions for drying, airing, and exhibiting clothes, some of which have central. supporting-posts with rotary heads and radial arms.

YV hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a clothes-rack, of

the central supporting-post C, the horizontal arms r, the vertical arms p, secured to collars m and S, respectively, on the central post C,

the collar m being a fixed collar and the collar `S a sliding collar movable up and down on `said post- C for the purpose of opening and closing said arms, the hooks e on the top edges of said arms r at the outer ends of the same, and the hooks e on the bottom edges of the arms r a short distance from the ends of said arms, substantially as herein shown and deon the ends of the arms o", andthe hooks e on the bottom edges of the arms fr, some distance back of theouter ends of said arms, substantially as shownv and described herein.

MARY C. ADAMS. iVitnesses:

S. D. HOFFMAN, IRVING C. MINFORD. 

